Lorde Turns Down Katy Perry So She Can Headline Her Own Shows

What's the first thing that pops into your head when somebody says 'Lorde'? Candyfloss? Dancing gummy bears? Um...not exactly. Which might be why she's refused to join whipped cream bra enthusiast Katy Perry on her Prismatic world tour this year in favor of headlining her own gigs.

Yup - Lorde turned down K-Pez's offer to support her on tour to 'establish herself' as one of those artiste-types in her own right, playing her own shows to her own fans without the awkward 'we're-not-really-here-to-see-you-shall-we-just-sit-down' bit.

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Chatting on Kyle Sandilands' radio show, Lorde said: "I think in the really early stages of any artist's career it's important for them to establish themselves for themselves. I'm just basically really stubborn and I want to be really independent and so I wanted to be headlining my own shows as opposed to supporting someone else."